Commerce and Industry

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Board for Industrial & Financial Reconstruction - - Deals and manages with companies and public sector undertakings in poor financial and commercial condition.

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) - - Official site of the National Standards Body of India covers product quality certification, consumer affairs and development of technical standards.

Central Electrical Authority - - Account of the authority's monitoring and other activities, responsibilities, and statistics on the power generation and usage in the country.

Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited - - Services in resource exploration and development, coal preparation, use and management, coal and material handling.

Controller General of Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks - - Information on the registration and protection of trade marks in the country. Includes contact information, relevant legislation.

Department of Atomic Energy - - Provides links to all the units and laboratories of the department.

Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals - - Part of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. Responsible for policy, planning, development and regulation of chemical, petrochemical and pharmaceutical industries.

Department of Coal - - Describes the functions of the department, its organisational setup, and its agencies.

Department of Industrial Development - - Site describes the functions of the department, has links to its constituent and subsidiary bodies. Part of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Department of Mines - - Responsible for survey and exploration of coal and minerals, and for administering mining related legislation.

Department of Public Enterprises - - Includes an annual report, lists and information on enterprises.

Development Commissioner for Handicrafts - - Agency to implement various developmental schemes at the central level, to supplement State's activities in the handicrafts sector.

Directorate General of Foreign Trade - - Details of Exim policies and procedures, customs status, and publications.

Engineering Projects India Ltd. - - A public sector enterprise, working in civil engineering, structural and other heavy engineering projects.

Handloom Export Promotion Council - - Organisation to promote craft and rural products in the world market. Site has some details of products, the possible markets, and recent consumer trends.

Indian Institute of Packaging - - Teaches and develops commercial packaging methods. Includes directory of publications, database of relevant machinery.

Institute of Economic Growth - - Researches, studies, and publishes information about the economy.

Labour Bureau - - Statistics and surveys on employment in the country, organisational charts, relevant publications.

Ministry of Company Affairs - - Regulates companies, stocks and shares. Details of protection for investors. Policy and administration details.

Ministry of Labour - - Information on the labour related laws and bodies that operate in the country.

Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources - - Policy implemented in the area of non conventional energy sources in the country.

Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas - - Information on the activities, policies, laws and projects related petroleum and natural gas in India.

Ministry of Power - - Administration and enactment of legislation in regard to thermal, hydro power generation, transmission and distribution.

Ministry of Small Scale Industries & Agro and Rural Industries - - Describes the government policies toward SSI's, and the ministry's role in promoting and facilitating these.

Ministry of Steel - - Coordinates policies for, and facilitates the growth and development of the iron and steel industries.

Ministry of Textiles - - Responsible for policy formulation, planning, development export promotion and trade regulation in respect of the textile industries.

National Centre for Trade Information (NCTI) - - Provides trade information on the Indian and international markets related to business opportunities, directories, statistics, market surveys, tariff, and non tariff barriers.

National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development - - Objectives, activities, and training programmes of the apex body for coordinating and overseeing the activities of various institutions/agencies engaged in Entrepreneurship Development particularly in the area of small industry and small business.

National Productivity Council - - Provides training and services to improve industrial productivity.

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) - - Facilitating the design, construction, operation and maintenance of atomic power stations.

Office of Economic Advisor - - Responsible for analysis of the economy, and for advice on, and formulation of economic policy. Site includes economic statistics.

Office of the Controller General of Patents - - Includes history of patents in the country, details of current law, rules and procedures for filing patent applications.

Oil India Limited - - Asia's oldest and biggest pioneer oil exploration and production company.

Secretariat for Industrial Assistance - - Assists entrepreneurs and industrial promoters in setting up new ventures. Relevant policies and procedures.

Small Industries Development Organisation - - Information and programmes for smaller businesses.

The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd. - - Government owned company dealing mainly in bulk international trade.

Tariff Commission - - Responsible for policy on tariffs, and setting their levels. Site has brief accounts of activities, policy, organisational structure.

Tenders India - - Lists tender notifications issued by the central and state government ministries, departments and organizations.

Waste Minimisation Circle - - Information on waste minimisation, especially for small scale industries, and details of government policy.